{"id":31826,"date":"2026-06-16T08:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=31826"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:11:39","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-degree-general-letters-requirements-fall-2026-and-later","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/students\/current-undergraduate-students\/degree-requirements\/bachelor-of-arts-degree-general-letters-requirements-fall-2026-and-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts Degree General Letters Requirements, Fall 2026 and later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bachelor of Arts General Letters Degree: Minimum 120 credits to graduate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

75 of the 120 credits must be Letters & Science (L&S) courses. 45 of the 75 credits must be L&S upper-level (300+) courses. 15 of the 45 upper-level credits must be completed at UWM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portfolio Requrement<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A final portfolio consisting of two summative assessments and reflection paper is required. The assessments must come from two upper-level classes in different subject areas. A “summative assessment” is an assignment\u2014a paper, project, and exam\u2014where you demonstrate a great deal of what you learned in the class. Usually, it would be an assignment from the end of the term. The reflection paper requires that you consider your learning across disciplines and explains how the skills you have gained in your degree program connect to your life outside the university (work, community, involvement, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Core General Education <\/strong>
(30 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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